From d44650be6bcee94d5b07334f0094d5a40cbd5680 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Vorburger Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:49:34 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add note for older macOS Nix installation Added a note about using the Universal graphical installer for older macOS versions, because the curl CLI fails at least on some Mac, because it tries to fetch https://install.determinate.systems/nix/tag/v3.13.2/nix-installer-x86_64-darwin which does not exist. --- src/content/concepts/nix-installer.mdx | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/content/concepts/nix-installer.mdx b/src/content/concepts/nix-installer.mdx index 7c532100..237fe4a0 100644 --- a/src/content/concepts/nix-installer.mdx +++ b/src/content/concepts/nix-installer.mdx @@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf -L https://install.determinate.systems/nix For a more complete guide, see [Get Nix running on your system][start] here in Zero to Nix. +If this does not work (e.g. on older macOS versions), then go to https://docs.determinate.systems and use e.g. the _Universal_ graphical installer. + [ds]: https://determinate.systems [install]: https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer [start]: /start/install